GOLD-LACQUER AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID KODANSUSIGNED HOSEN, MEIJI PERIOD the hinged doors inset with two gold-lacquer panels embellished in typical Shibayama inlay with blossoming branches, the top decorated with a gold-lacquer fan inlaid with birds amongst blossoming branches, all reserved on a basket-weave pattern ground, the doors opening to reveal three fitted drawers decorated with leaves and flowerheads, signed within a mother-of-pearl plaque to the front26.8cm wideProvenance:From the collection of an English RAF officer who fought in both World Wars and who purchased the items during his stay in the Far East; thence by direct family descent.
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FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID 'MILLEFLEUR' BOX AND COVERSIGNED MASAMITSU, MEIJI PERIOD of rounded rectangular form, inlaid in mother-of-pearl, ivory and coral on all sides with a mass of overlapping flowerheads and foliage, including chrysanthemum, peony, magnolia and cherry, the interior of nashiji and the rims mounted with silver, signed Masamitsu to the interior of the cover on a mother-of-pearl plaque, wooden stand12.8cm longProvenance:Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.
FINELY CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF A BASKET MAKERSIGNED MAFUNE, MEIJI PERIOD the artisan shown half-kneeling, surrounded by baskets of different sizes, holding a strip of bamboo and adding the finishing touches to a basket, signed within a mother-of-pearl reserve on the base, wooden stand12.5cm wideProvenance:Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.
FINE IVORY 'CHICKEN' GROUPSIGNED HIRONOBU, MEIJI PERIOD depicting an onagadori (long-tailed cockerel) sitting on a wood high perch, its extensive long feathers forming its tail trailing behind, two hens and five chicks standing below on an irregular rocky base, the eyes of the chickens double inlaid in mother-of-pearl with horn pupils71cm highProvenance:Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.Note:For a similar okimono, carved with a single long-tailed cockerel, see Bonhams' sale in their London rooms on 16.05.2013, lot 345.
THREE SHIBAYAMA-INLAID MINIATURE ELEPHANTSSIGNED ISSHI, MEIJI PERIOD each carved standing foursquare with trunk lowered, the surcingle and harness elaborately inlaid in shibayama style with mother-of-pearl and coral (3)largest 4cm longProvenance:Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.
IVORY OKIMONO OF FOUR DOVES ON A PERCHMEIJI PERIOD the birds naturalistically rendered with their heads turned to different directions and their wings drawn in, the eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl, wooden stand28.5cm long (excluding wooden base)Provenance:Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.
LARGE COLLECTION OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL GAMING COUNTERSQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY comprising: fish shaped counters; rectangles with pierced borders, incised with scenes of Chinese life; circular counters; circular counters with pierced borders, incised with Chinese village scenes; cartouche-edged rectangles with floral design; and long rectangles (qty)largest 5.8cm longProvenance:Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.
COLLECTION OF THIRTEEN NETSUKEMEIJI PERIOD comprising: an ivory netsuke of two ladies, shown seated and putting their arms around each other's shoulders; an ivory netsuke of an elderly mask and toy seller, signed Ryugetsu; a nut and bone netsuke of a taro root, the tip inlaid with a pearl; an ivory netsuke of Hotei, signed Ryugetsu; a wooden netsuke of a dragon, signed Masatsugu; an ivory netsuke of a man holding two tablets; an ivory netsuke of a seated man; an ivory netsuke of a rat; an ivory netsuke of the lunar hare carrying a wooden hammer, the eyes inlaid with carnelian; an ivory netsuke of a monk and a cat; an ivory netsuke of a man playing the shamisen; an ivory netsuke of Ebisu and the carp, signed Gyokuzan; a wooden netsuke of an oni peeping into a house with a man seated inside in meditation, signed Tatsuyama; together with TWO IVORY MINIATURE FIGURES (15)largest 6.8cm highProvenance:From the collection of the late Mr Dan More and Mrs Joan More; for more information, please see lot 139.
CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MILLEFLEUR BOTTLE VASEEARLY 20TH CENTURY enamelled in earthy tones of yellow, green and red with a profusion of peonies, chrysanthemums and further flowerheads; together with a MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID METAL BOTTLE VASE, the inlay depicting a gnarled prunus branch, 23cm high(2)21.5cm high
SHIBAYAMA-INLAID IVORY AND SILVER BOXBY MASAYASU, MEIJI PERIOD decorated in typical Shibayama style with flowers issuing from a basket, the ivory top panel signed Masayasu in an oval mother-of-pearl reserve, the base stamped 'silver'12.5cm wideNote:For a shibayama inlaid ivory vase, also signed Masayasu, see Bonhams' sale in their London rooms on 14th May 2015, lot 282.
LARGE QUANTITY OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL GAMING COUNTERSQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY comprising: rectangles with pierced leaf borders, incised with figures in villages; circular counters with pierced borders, each incised with two scholars in a landscape; smaller rectangles, each incised with a circular figural panel; and oval counters (qty)largest 5.6cm long
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS MOSTLY OF CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIALATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising fifty-eight black and white and coloured postcards of China and a photograph of A. Mills, the former collector of the postcards, most of the postcards with captions such as 'Country Club, Shanghai' & 'Ming Tombs, Nanking', both by Denniston and Sullivan, and "Mohamedan and Chinese Temples, Singapore', each postcard with dedication to Miss Jane Drummond MacDonald by Mr Mills on the reverse, most of the postcards with an original postage stamp from Hong Kong, the album cover inlaid in mother-of-pearl and ivory with a cockerel and a hen amongst flowering chrysanthemum, fitted Japanese wooden boxalbum 27.5cm high, 36cm wideProvenance:Sent by A. Mills (policeman in Hong Kong, whose portrait is on the second page of the album) to Jane Drummond MacDonald (1888-1950s) around 1908; thence by direct family descent.
An Austro-Hungarian enamelled St. George and the Dragon pendant, set in 800 standard silver with seed pearl and ruby details, on a sterling silver neck chain/see illustration Condition Report: There is rubbing to enamel at extremities like horses raised knee, hind leg, dragon's head. One ruby to the front is cracked and chipped.
A collection of gold jewellery, to include a 9ct gold cufflink, and an 18ct gold cufflink, a gold Australian pendant, marked 9ct, 0.93g, two dress studs, (tested as 9ct) 4.47g, a gold cabochon turquoise dome shaped bar brooch, 7.51g, a gold snake ring (tested as 9ct), 1.12g, etc. a gold turquoise and seed pearl cluster stick pin, a pair of Art Deco amazonite drop earrings, and a gold reconstituted turquoise pendant, marked 9ct
A ladies 9ct gold Wintex mechanical watch head, with a 9ct gold bracelet, with engraved presentation verso 'Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd Presented to W. Nicholson' 21.31g, a ladies Oris mechanical watch strap, a pair of gold cultured freshwater pearl and cubic zirconia earrings, marked 14k, a pair of paste stone and simulated pearl cluster drop earrings
A collection of costume jewellery, to include a ladies gold plate Rotary quartz bracelet watch, a single row cultured freshwater pearl necklace, a curb link charm bracelet with assorted silver charms including a donkey, a silver heart, a silver cathedral, together with an Asian silver cultured pearl spray brooch, marked 950
An 18th century silver and mother of pearl 'long punch small punch' double ended snuff box, engraved with figure, unmarked, 7 x 2 x 1cm, together with a George IV silver snuff box with all over engraved design marks, Birmingham and maker's mark of J W for Joseph Wilmore, and three further silver snuff boxes (5)
A collection of gold jewellery, to include a 9ct gold single diamond calendar pendant, marked August, on a gilt chain, approximately 3.17g, a 9ct gold picture locket with trefoil bale, a sapphire and seed pearl brooch (pin not gold) 2.19g, a gold Royal Artillery brooch marked 9ct, two gold chains marked 375, and another gilt metal rectangular locket, and a rolled gold heart shaped locket
A gold amethyst and split pearl twin heart brooch, with coronet above, 4.14g, (tested as 9ct gold), a gold quartz brooch with scallop and bead border, (9ct gold), 4.09g, a cabochon garnet and pearl trefoil cluster brooch (15ct), and a gold cabochon garnet shield brooch, (tested as 18ct gold), 4.98g
A gold pearl and Cairngorm shamrock, with a cultured pearl cluster to centre and three Cairngorm quartz, claw set with a graduated pearl stem marked 9ct, a Sri-Lankan silver paste stone brooch, a gold amber cabochon pendant, claw set with a circular bale, possibly Scandinavian, 3.67g (tested as 14ct gold), a Georgian silver foiled paste cluster brooch, a Georgian paste cluster memorial brooch, two garnet brooches, including a naval crown and a gold three stone paste bar brooch, and an early 19th century shell cameo in a gold mount (tested as 18ct with lower carat pin), 1.66g
A gold nephrite cabochon ring with rope border, marked 9k, 3.93g, a pair of silver gilt nephrite cabochon stud earrings, a silver nephrite pendant locket on chain, and two gold Wedgwood brooches, marked 9ct, 21.18g, a ladies 9ct gold Accurist bracelet watch, on an extending bracelet, a pair of gold simulated pearl earrings, and a pair of cultured pearl studs

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